Joining us in the Pulse Pod studio this week is Rachel Dunscombe, CEO of OpenEHR International and Director at the ECHA Alliance. Rachel is a key figure in advancing digital health systems globally, working with governments all over the world to advance their digital health agendas. She recently addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York, on the topic of "Leveraging AI for Global Healthcare Delivery".

It's a longevity, healthspan, preventative health focused data week on the pod. George and Louise discuss:

Are governments spending enough of their health budget on preventative health? Are we taking advantage of digital health to enable a proactive and healthspan focused approach to healthcare?

Have humans already maxed out our expected longevity? What happens with our aspirations don’t align with the science?

The Commonwealth Fund ranks the performance of health systems in 10 countries. Where did Australia land? What happens when you look under the hood of the headlines? Which country ranked the worst?

We predict that AI will revolutionise patient triage. The question is not will it, but when will it? What does this mean for consumers, patients, clinicians and the broader workforce?

Two thirds of Australian GPs reckon they are innovators and early adopters. 

The Aussie government is making waves in aged care and charging ahead in digital health, including measuring digital maturity in primary care and residential aged care. 

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Resources: 

Study on public health funding of preventive health. Link

Nature Ageing study on life expectancy limits. Link

Diagnostic accuracy study. Link

Commonwealth Fund report. Link

AI and patient triage at UK GP practice. Link

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